Niko Posted July 1, 2007 Report Posted July 1, 2007 no need for google anymore (at least on .org) Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted July 1, 2007 Report Posted July 1, 2007 (edited) Cool! I hadn't tested the search function yet. Good to know that it works as it's supposed to. Now if we can just get these javascript errors resolved... EDIT: Yup, just tried it myself. If you put quotes around your phrase, for instance search for "Gene Ludwig", it works as it should now. Wow. Imagine that... Edited July 1, 2007 by Jim Alfredson 'Cos I felt like it... Quote
MoGrubb Posted July 1, 2007 Report Posted July 1, 2007 Where's it at? [Nevermind, I've never had any luck with Search Functions anyway. ] Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted July 1, 2007 Report Posted July 1, 2007 Well, finally I have an answer as to why the search engine didn't work: Full text searching is not supported until MySQL 4.x. We just now upgraded MySQL on the server to 4.1.18. We were running 3.23 before. I turned on full text searching because the regular search mode was causing the server to drag and slow down really bad. But of course when I turned it on, the search function lost all of it's usability! Fulltext Searching MySQL v4.0 has the ability to search a database using a 'Full text' searching method. This is more accurate and more efficient way of searching for keywords in a large database than traditional matching methods. IPB exposes this MySQL feature by utilizing full text searching when users search the board. This page configures the full text searching feature. Type of search to use? Allows you to select whether you wish your board to use Full Text searching, or the traditional search method. Default search mode? If you have selected to use full text searching above, this setting will give you the option to select one of two search modes to be the default search page shown (with the other being accessible via a button on the page). Simple search is what many users will be most familiar with - the single text box where you enter keywords, much like how Google or Yahoo search engines operate. Advanced search allows for more flexibility in the search query performed. You can enter keywords, limit the results to a particular username, limit results to a particular age of post and so on. I'm so glad it works as it should now. You can use quotes around a phrase to find instances of that phrase. You can also use + and - modifiers to refine your search. Quote
Niko Posted July 19, 2007 Author Report Posted July 19, 2007 (edited) I'm so glad it works as it should now. You can use quotes around a phrase to find instances of that phrase. You can also use + and - modifiers to refine your search. just thought i'd emphasize this as i just discovered it , the search query for Sonny Stitt's Night Letter album if you want threads that contain BOTH Sonny Stitt and Night Letter is +"Sonny Stitt" +"Night Letter" (not much discussion of it btw) Edited July 19, 2007 by Niko Quote
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